Halt on Medical Marijuana Cards

The state of Oregon has stopped issuing medical marijuana cards. That decision came after the US Supreme Court ruled Monday that the federal government has the authority to prosecute patients who use pot for medical purposes.

The case came out of California. But it has ramifications for Oregon's medical marijuana program, which has swelled to 10,000 users since it began in 1998.

In a 6-to-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court says federal law clearly makes marijuana illegal and state laws allowing the drug for medicinal purposes don't change that federal policy

On Principle: Thoughts on American Democracy

Today OPB launches a new month-long series: On Principle: Thoughts on American Democracy.

The Oregon Council for the Humanities and independent producer David Welch have been asking Oregonians to think and talk about core principles of American democracy: individual freedom, justice, economic opportunity, equality, and civic engagement.

More than two hundred years ago these ideals were central to the founding of our country. Can they still bind us together as a nation in the twenty-first century? That's precisely the question On Principle hopes to answer.

A Multicultural View of Animals

The different roles that animals play in your life depends not only on your culture but on your particular experience. If you grew up on a farm for example, you probably see a chicken differently than someone who only ever saw poultry shrink-wrapped at the grocery store.

That influence was dramatically illustrated for one Ugandan villager, Asaba Mukobi, when he moved to Oregon. As Kristian Foden-Vencil reports, Mukobi started an award-winning program bringing a multicultural view of animals to African children.